Student Oasis

Students settle into the new Student Oasis


Students study and socialize in the Student Oasis on the ground floor of the Memorial Church. File photo by Jeffrey Blackwell/Memchurch Communications

The Student Oasis is available to current Harvard students during the academic year. We invite all Harvard students to enjoy our welcoming student space, located in the ground level of the church. (Entrance across from Canaday Hall). Relax between classes, study with classmates, cook in the kitchen, and connect with friends.

Hours of operation (Academic Term)

Monday-Friday, 9 am to 8:30 pm
Closed Saturday and Sunday

Use of the kitchen

  • Open to all Harvard students for free, first-come, first-served. Sign up with the front desk.
  • Equipped with stove/oven, microwave, refrigerator, dishwasher, pots & pans, dishes, glasses, silverware, and kitchen utensils.
  • Bring your own supplies (i.e. food & drinks).
  • Please clean up after yourself.
  • The kitchen closes at 8 pm each night (Fall & Spring Terms).

Want to book space for a student group event?

Current Harvard students can request space in the Student Oasis for a student group event. Submit space requests no more than one month in advance and no later than 10 days before the desired booking date. Please note that all students are welcome during operating hours to be in the Student Oasis on a first come, first served basis, no space request required.

REQUEST SPACE ➣

Isabelle Desisio '20 bakes muffins for her team mates on the Harvard Women's Swim and Dive Team

Isabelle Desisio '20 bakes muffins for her team mates on the Harvard Women's Swim and Dive Team. File photo by Jeffrey Blackwell/MemChurch Communications

Upcoming Events

Morning Prayers: David M. von Behren

September 14, 2026
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8:30AM - 8:45AM EDT
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Appleton Chapel
Speaker: David M. von Behren, Assistant University Organist and Choirmaster, the Memorial Church of Harvard University. The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in Appleton Chapel during the academic term...

Morning Prayers: Anna Burnham MDiv '20

September 15, 2026
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8:30AM - 8:45AM EDT
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Appleton Chapel
Speaker: Anna Burnham, MDiv '20, Student Program Manager, the Memorial Church. The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in Appleton Chapel during the academic term. The service consists of music, prayer...

Morning Prayers: The Rev. Matthew Ichihashi Potts PhD '13

September 16, 2026
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8:30AM - 8:45AM EDT
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Appleton Chapel
Speaker: The Rev. Matthew Ichihashi Potts PhD '13, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals in the Faculty of Divinity, Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church. The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in...

Big Challenges Student Group

September 16, 2026
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6:00PM - 7:00PM EDT
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Student Oasis, Ground Floor
For all students looking for a queer-affirming space to discuss adulthood, tradition, faith, and other big questions! Join us on Wednesday evenings for "Big Challenges," a weekly student group hosted by the Memorial Church seminarians. Dinner will be...

Morning Prayers: Matias Ramos MPA '26

September 17, 2026
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8:30AM - 8:45AM EDT
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Appleton Chapel
Speaker: Matias Ramos MPA '26, Associate Director, Harvard Foundation | Office of Culture & Community. The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in Appleton Chapel during the academic term. The service...

Holy Communion Service

September 17, 2026
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12:15PM - 12:45PM EDT
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Appleton Chapel
A quiet, contemplative weekly communion service for cultivating spiritual growth and healing for all.

Morning Prayers: Margaret Evans

September 18, 2026
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8:30AM - 8:45AM EDT
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Appleton Chapel
Speaker: Margaret Evans, longtime public radio journalist and founder of AudioPortraits. The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in Appleton Chapel during the academic term. The service consists of music...

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

September 20, 2026
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11:00AM - 12:00PM EDT
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The Memorial Church Sanctuary
Preacher: Amy Sexauer MDiv '26, Ministry Fellow, the Memorial Church. Anthems: Josef Haydn: The Heavens Are Telling; G. F. Handel: Let Their Celestial Concerts. Services in the Memorial Church Sanctuary are live-streamed on YouTube and broadcast live on...

Church School for Children

September 20, 2026
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11:15AM - 12:15PM EDT
The Church School offers Christian education classes for children ages three through 14. All classes are held during Sunday services in the Fall and Spring Terms. For more information, please contact Amy Sexauer , Ministry Fellow.

MemChurch Sunday Sessions

September 20, 2026
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1:00PM - 2:00PM EDT
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Student Oasis, Ground Floor
Join us in the sacred act of cooking for others! Once a month, we gather in the Memorial Church kitchen to prepare a hot lunch for On the Rise, a local day shelter serving women, transgender, and nonbinary folks in the Cambridge area. Whether you’re a...

Morning Prayers: William Cook

September 21, 2026
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8:30AM - 8:45AM EDT
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Appleton Chapel
Speaker: William Cook, Founding President of the Bill Cook Foundation; Professor Emeritus of History, SUNY Geneseo. The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in Appleton Chapel during the academic term. The...

Morning Prayers: Henry Chu '90

September 22, 2026
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8:30AM - 8:45AM EDT
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Appleton Chapel
Speaker: Henry Chu '90, Curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in Appleton Chapel during the academic term. The service consists of...

Morning Prayers: The Rev. Matthew Ichihashi Potts

September 23, 2026
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8:30AM - 8:45AM EDT
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Appleton Chapel
Speaker: The Rev. Matthew Ichihashi Potts, PhD '13, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals in the Faculty of Divinity, Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church. The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in...

Big Challenges Student Group

September 23, 2026
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6:00PM - 7:00PM EDT
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Student Oasis, Ground Floor
Topic: Real-life stuff! This week will be a more unstructured time for us to keep getting to know one another and check in on how life—from academic to personal—is going for each of us. For all students looking for a queer-affirming space to discuss...

Book a space for a Student Group

Student Space Request

Please complete a Student Space Request Form